User manual ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 4.0

[. . . ] Adobe Premiere Pro Help Using Help Using Help | Contents | Index Back 1 Using Help About Help Adobe Systems Incorporated provides complete documentation in an Adobe PDF-based help system. This help system includes information on all tools, commands, and features of an application. It is designed for easy on-screen navigation and can also be printed and used as a desktop reference. Additionally, it supports third-party screen-reader applications that run in a Windows environment. Navigating in Help Help opens in an Adobe Acrobat window with the Bookmarks pane open. [. . . ] However, use the Timeline Speaker icon for controlling which tracks to hear during editing, and reserve the Mute button for automated control. Adjusting gain or volume levels You can set gain or volume levels to make levels more consistent among tracks or clips, or to adjust a track's or clip's audio signal when it is too high or too low. Gain generally refers to the input level, and volume generally refers to the output level. Keep in mind, however, that if the level of an audio clip was set too low when it was digitized, increasing the gain or volume might simply amplify noise. For best results, follow the standard practice of recording or digitizing source audio at the optimum level; this allows you to concentrate on adjusting track levels. You control track levels in the Audio Mixer window or Timeline window. The gain level for a selected clip is available using the Clip > Audio Options > Audio Gain command. The output level of a selected clip can be controlled in the Timeline window or in the Effect Controls window. The Gain command is independent of the level setting in the Audio Mixer window and Timeline window, but its value is combined with the track level for the final mix. While the Audio Mixer window is the primary window for controlling track levels, you can also do so using audio track keyframes in the Timeline. Because track keyframes represent mixer automation settings, they affect output only when automation is set to Read, Touch, or Latch. See "Automating audio changes in the Audio Mixer window" on page 190 and "Activating keyframes" on page 246. For more control over levels, use the Dynamics effect. To specify a uniform track output level: In the Audio Mixer window, adjust the track's volume setting. Note: You can use this procedure when automation isn't applied to a track. If levels vary over time because track automation keyframes are already applied, you may be able to adjust the track level uniformly by sending it to a submix and setting the submix level. Using Help | Contents | Index Back 175 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Mixing Audio Using Help | Contents | Index Back 176 To mute a track: Click the track's Speaker icon in the Audio Mixer window. Note: Muting doesn't affect pre-fader items such as effects and sends. Also, the state of the Mute button is subject to the automation settings in effect (see "Automating audio changes in the Audio Mixer window" on page 190). If you want to completely silence track output, click the track's Speaker icon in the Timeline window. To edit a clip or track's audio levels in the Timeline window: 1 In the Timeline window, expand a track's view, if necessary, by clicking the expansion triangle next to the track name. 2 Click the Show Keyframes button , and choose Show Clip Volume or Show Track Volume from the menu that appears. 3 Use the pen tool to adjust the level uniformly (if keyframes have not been added) or to add or edit keyframes. See "Working with keyframes in the Timeline window" on page 222. [. . . ] Government end users (a) only as Commercial items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 94110-2704, USA. Government End Users, Adobe agrees to comply with all applicable equal opportunity laws including, if appropriate, the provisions of Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (38 USC 4212), and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the regulations at 41 CFR Parts 60-1 through 60-60, 60-250, and 60741. [. . . ]